Abstract：
:Trypsin-like activity is secreted from eggs of many species at fertilization, and this activity is believed to be critical for the block to polyspermy. Here we show that a cortical granule serine protease of sea urchins is the major and perhaps only protease family member important for fertilization. Zymography assays suggest that the cortical granules contain a single serine protease that can undergo autocatalysis and is secreted upon egg activation. We used this finding to identify a cDNA clone from a Strongylocentrotus purpuratus ovary cDNA library that encodes a 581-amino-acid-residue protein that we refer to as cortical granule serine protease 1 (CGSP1). The catalytic domain of the protein contains the essential residues of the catalytic triad characteristic of a member of the trypsin-like family of serine proteases and the N-terminus of CGSP1 resembles the ligand-binding domain of the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor. Antibodies raised separately to both the protease and LDL receptor-like domains each localize to the cortical granules of unfertilized eggs. Furthermore, the full-length form of CGSP1, as well as intermediate and active forms of the protease, is detected in cortical granules by immunoblot analysis. Our evidence suggests that CGSP1 is activated at fertilization and is responsible for the protease-mediated reactions that follow cortical granule exocytosis and contribute to the block to polyspermy.
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Dev Bioljournal_title
Developmental biologyauthors
Haley SA,Wessel GMdoi
10.1006/dbio.1999.9299subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1999-07-01 00:00:00pages
1-10issue
1eissn
0012-1606issn
1095-564Xpii
S0012-1606(99)99299-0journal_volume
211pub_type
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journal_title：Developmental biology
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/dbio.1996.0310
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/dbio.1995.1024
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.10.031
更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/dbio.1995.1288
更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0012-1606(86)90168-5
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ydbio.2015.10.034
更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/dbio.1993.1254
更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/dbio.1994.1081
更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.01.030
更新日期：2008-04-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0012-1606(83)90047-7
更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.07.042
更新日期：2007-10-15 00:00:00
abstract：:The Wnt pathways are evolutionarily well-conserved signal transduction pathways that are known to play important roles in all Metazoans investigated to date. Here, we examine the Wnt pathway genes and target genes present in the genome of the echinoderm Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Analysis of the Wnt genes revealed...
journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.08.045
更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.01.048
更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Stem cells are essential for the regeneration and homeostasis of many organs, such as tooth, hair, skin, and intestine. Although human tooth regeneration is limited, a number of animals have evolved continuously growing teeth that provide models of stem cell-based organ renewal. A well-studied model is the mouse incis...
journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ydbio.2012.03.012
更新日期：2012-06-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/dbio.1995.1129
更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/dbio.1995.1208
更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Concentration of mast-cell precursors in hematopoietic tissues of mouse embryos was evaluated by a limiting dilution method. Cells from yolk sacs, livers, and bodies of (WB x C57BL/6)F1 (hereafter called WBB6F1)- +/+ embryos were injected directly into the skin of adult WBB6F1-W/Wv mice which were genetically depleted...
journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0012-1606(83)90066-0
更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/dbio.1998.8915
更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0012-1606(86)90204-6
更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0012-1606(90)90177-k
更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.10.020
更新日期：2007-01-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/dbio.1995.1171
更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Neurogenin (Ngn) 1 and Ngn2 encode basic-helix-loop-helix transcription factors expressed in the developing neocortex. Like other proneural genes, Ngns participate in the specification of neural fates and neuronal identities, but downstream effectors remain poorly defined. We set out to identify Ngn2 effectors in the ...
journal_title：Developmental biology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.06.013
更新日期：2004-09-15 00:00:00
